MLB Player News
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Idle versus lefty
Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The lefty-hitting Bauers will head to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Jordan Montgomery toes the rubber for Arizona. Bauers will cede his spot in the lineup to Gary Sanchez, who serves as the Brewers' starting catcher while William Contreras gets a day off behind the plate to handle designated-hitter duties.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Heads to bench Sunday
Arraez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
He will get a rare day off against a righty (Sean Burke) as Fernando Tatis takes over at designated hitter, opening up right field for David Peralta. Arraez has gone just 1-for-15 in his last three games after hitting safely in 13 straight contests to begin September.
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Christian Walker 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Sitting for series finale
Walker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Josh Bell will start at first base against right-hander Frankie Montas as Walker sits after going 1-for-13 across the first three games of the series. Walker was hot initially after coming off the injured list in early September, and he's still batting cleanup most days for Arizona.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Taking seat against lefty
Gallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Gallo will ride the pine with a lefty (Shota Imanaga) starting for the opposition, which is standard procedure whenever the Nationals face a southpaw. The 30-year-old Gallo has logged just 60 plate appearances against lefties this season, slashing .123/.167/.246.
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Patrick Wisdom 3B | CHC
Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Provides offense Saturday
Wisdom went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals.
Wisdom provided all of his team's offense and snapped MacKenzie Gore's no-hit bid in the loss, which eliminated the Cubs from playoff contention. The 33-year-old has mostly served in a reserve role, but with Chicago eliminated, he may see an uptick in playing time during the final few games of the regular season. Wisdom offers some pop, though he is batting only .186 this season and is mostly off the fantasy radar.
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Josh Bell 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Josh Bell: Losing at-bats
Bell entered as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1 in Saturday's 5-0 win over Milwaukee.
Bell stayed in the game to serve as the designated hitter but didn't get any more plate appearances. Saturday's appearance was his first since last Sunday. The September returns of Christian Walker, Ketel Marte and more recently, Lourdes Gurriel, give the Diamondbacks more lineup options, limiting Bell's opportunities. Bell, who had 112 plate appearances during the month of August over 26 games, has just 43 this month with seven games left in the regular season.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Homers twice in win
Wade went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.
Wade took Brady Singer deep twice to register his first multi-homer effort of the season. The 30-year-old has been productive through 15 September contests, logging four multi-hit efforts, homering three times and driving in 10 runs. On the season, he is hitting .267 with eight long balls, 33 RBI, 44 runs scored and two steals across 378 plate appearances.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Blasts ninth home run
Gallo went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Cubs.
Gallo broke the game open with his homer off Keegan Thompson in the sixth inning. Gallo has five hits in the month of September, four of which have been home runs. With nine homers this season, Gallo is one away from extending his streak of 10 or more that dates back to 2017.
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Ty France 1B | CIN
Reds' Ty France: Launches 13th homer
France went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Pirates.
France took Jared Jones deep in the third inning and snapped a streak of 14 games without a home run. After a hot stretch initially upon joining the Reds, France had hit a skid, slashing .200/.193/.255 with zero homers over his last 14 games. The 30-year-old has five of his 13 homers with Cincinnati to go along with a .746 OPS in 160 at-bats since joining his new team.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT
Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Idle against RHP
Tellez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
The lefty-hitting Tellez will be on the bench for the fifth time in the last 10 games despite Pittsburgh facing a right-hander in Rhett Lowder. Tellez is 2-for-25 (.080) in his last nine games.